help me interferencers

[beegee]

when i hook up my digital camera to my computer, an icon should pop up which lets me view the images and drag them to my desktop. for some reason, this icon no longer appears. where is it? what can i do?

keep in mind, i have an imac, so i cannot 'right click' anything.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

go to the drives section

i guess there should be something that says 'removable drive'

 

[beegee]

there is no 'drives section'.
try again.

 

[Sicy]

Yikes, that's what I would have suggested.

When I plug in my camera I can go to the drives and the camera makes its own drive, and from there I can access the pictures.

You have to have drives, even though its a mac.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

no 'my computer' like thing (that was what i was referring to)

i suppose you can do the 'check if the thing really is stuck inside the usb port' thing

sorry I couldn't be more help

 

[beegee]

i have an applications folder.
but i have searched everywhere.
it's just gone.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

nothing like 'my computer'?

perhaps you might want to try the equivalent of windows explorer

the master list of files (not apps)

 

[beegee]

nothing like 'my computer'?

i have 'about this mac'
but it's not there.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

well I can't suggest anymore

other than you re-plug the thing and see whether the icon pops up.

sorry.

 

[Sicy]

Try re-installing the camera software (if you have some installed).

Reboot your computer, re-plug in the camera after you do all this.

 

[Sicy]

You can also try doing a search on your computer for the name of that icon and see if it maybe went somewhere else.

 

[beegee]

i've done that. i guess what i need to know is, how can i get it back if it's gone?

 

[Angela Harlem]

is the install disk still around?
sounds like you've tried everything.

 

[beegee]

i really don't understand what the fug is going on.
but thanks for the suggestions everyone.
i think i'll have someone come look at it tomorrow.

 

[ABEL]

have you checked your extension settings? I haven't used a mac in years, but maybe something got turned off in the extensions?

 

[therulz]

Try this..

I know the easiest way to do it on a pc is to update the drivers associated with it, but it has been years since I played with a Mac. I have xp loaded on a P4 so it is pretty easy..when uninstalled the right drivers automatically are re-installed by windows..and it it installs the external removable drive (g: in my case) as a removable disk drive automatically when I plug in the camera and turn it on and to "pc", and I load what pictures I wish to keep. I didn't load any software for the camera.

Do you have a drivers management console of some sort on your mac?

Check to see if you have a driver conflict or IRQ conflict with your USB port.

Go to wherever your drivers are managed and check to see if your USB is correctly set up and active. Uninstall and reinstall the drivers if necessary.

If your camera is loaded up as a hardware imaging source on your drivers tree update the drivers. It is best to get them from the manufacturer for your device and to see if there are additional tweaks you need to do for it to show up.

Check your USB cable.

Check to see if it is connected properly to your motherboard, inside.

Check to see if your digital camera is set to "computer" and on.

Check your camera batteries.

 

[zonelistener]

I bet it is the USB cable.

 

[beegee]

zoney is very wise.

 

[Klaus]

bonosgirl84:
Why don't you just call the camera manufacturer and ask him for help?

 

[beegee]

thanks, klaus.
it turned out that the usb cable was frayed at the very end.
yes, even i am capable of falling victim to dumb blonde syndrome once in a while.